“Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.” -Maya Angelou
I love this quote by Maya Angelou and when a friend posted it on facebook, I realized I needed to change a few things. Not only have I been guilty of shunning someone who has made me a priority but I have spent too much time on those who consider me an option. You know who they are. The one you call and don't hear back from for a few days. The one who cancels every time you make a plan. The one who recognizes when something is wrong but moves on anyway. In our feelings of neglect, we worry, thinking we did something wrong or feel we aren't good enough. We often feel rejected and then worry some more. We allow others to make us feel inadequate. It is ridiculous actually, but our emotions get the best of us during these times. It is time to let it go. It isn't that we stop caring or stop being kind or grow anger or bitter towards anyone, but instead of focusing on the ones who strip our hearts and bring us down, we have to start focusing on those who do call back, who do keep plans and do care about us. In order to do that, we have to love continuously and let go of what we can't control.
1 Corinthians 16:14, NIV Do everything in love.
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